Squirt gun



Ma? 21,1929 R. H. BRowNLE er' AL 1,714,211

SQUIRT GUN Filed NOV. 19, A1.92"]

Patented May 21, 1929. i

UNlTEosTATEs 1,714,211 PATENT oFFlcE.

BOY H. AND WILLIAM H. `COIBU'RN, OF @PITTSBURG PENNSYLVANIA; l SAID GOBURN .ASSIGNOR T0 SAID BROWNLAEE.

SQUIIR'T GUN.

Application led November 19, 1927. Serial .N'o. 234,404. i

The present invention relates .to squirt guns, and aims to provide a novel and improved y.device of that kind whlch may be conveniently used for discharging a stream of liquid or semi-liquid ire extinguishing compound to a fire, this invention -being an improvement over the device disclosed ingPatent No. 1,608,055, granted November 23, 1926.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a novel -key for winding or rolling up the iexible tube, and including a handle which may be swung to folded position to facilitate packaging or storage.

With the foregoing and other ob'ects in view, which will be apparent as the escripytion proceeds, the invention resides in the construction and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter described and claimed, it ybeing understood that changes can be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the squirt gun 1n the osition in which it is suspende from a wallpor other support. I l

Fig. ,2 is a perspective view of the device in use.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section of the discharge end of the device.

- The exible tube 7 may be of any suitable size and of lead or other pliant material. Said tube has a conical shoulder 8 at one end from which the neck 9 extends which is provided with a small orifice or aperture 10l through whichthe liquid is discharged in a small stream. A cap 11 is screw-threaded on the neck 9 and has a central needle 12 therein which projects through the aperture 10. Said needle is tapered so as to seat within the aperture to provide a seal for the tube in addition to the screw-threading of the cap on the neck. The cap has a flange or a ron 13 surrounding the rim of the cap an roughenedA I. to enable the cap to be conveniently unscrewed from the neck. The needle 12 not only closes the aperture 10, but also prevents said aper-` ture from bein clogged up, and when the capis unscrewe the needle `12 is withdrawn 50. from the a rture, thereby assuring of a discharge ori ce for the liquid when the device is called into action in an einer ency. The cap is made of bakelite whereby t e screwing of the lcap on the neck and the forcing of the 'needle 12 into the aperture 10 will provide a tight seal.

A sheet metal band 14 embraces the tube adjacent to the shoulder 8 and has a portion 15 projecting from that edge thereof nearest to the neck, and located behind the neck. Said portion 15 has anaperture 16 to engage over a nail, hook or other supporting element, v

for conveniently suspended the device from a wall or other object. The band 14 is split, as shown, and one end has a tongue 17 extending through a slot 18 in the opposite end portion of the band, and said tongue is bent back to conveniently secure the ends of the band together. The band has a longitudinal indented rib 19 which, when the band is pressed around the tube 7, will press the corresponding portion of the tube inwardly, as seen in Fig. Y'3, thereby locking the band in place on the tube without the aid of solder, although solder may be used in addition, if desired.

The key for winding or rolling up the tube is composed of two parts made rom wire or similar stock. One part 2O of the key constitutes a doubled wire member slipped over the attened end portion of the tube opposite to the neck, and the terminals of the ,member 20 are bent into e es 21. A washer 22 is disposed on the member 2O between the eyes 21 and the tube to prevent interference between the handle and tube when the tubeis being rolled up, as seen in-Fig. 2. The other part ofthe key comprises a handle 23 bent :from a length of wire in the form of a closed loopl The handle 23 has an offset portion 24 engaging through the eyes21, to hingedly connect the handle with the member 20, and the ends of the wire meet, as at 25, opposite to the portion 24;. The handle may thus be folded toward or against the tube for convvenience in packaging or storing the device,

'and when the device is'brought into use, with venientlyturned b one hand, as seen in Fig. 2, while the tube l1s heldby the other hand. The rolling or winding up of the tube will ejectthe liquid under pressure so that the stream will be thrown for a considerable distance.

Having thus desyebed the invention, what is claimed as new 1s,:- v

1. A squirt gun comprising a flexible tube having a discharge aperture, and a key for mil .the cap 9removed, the handle 23 may be conrolling up the tube having a member embracing the tube and a handle hingedly connected to said member.

2. A squirt gun comprising a flexible tube having a discharge aperture, and a key for rolling up the tube including a doubled wire member embracing the tube, and a handle hingedly connected with the ends of said member.

3. A squirt gun comprising a flexible tube having a discharge aperture, and a key for rolling up the tube including a doubled wire member embracing the tube and having eyes at its ends, and a handle engaged in said eyes.

4. A squirt gun comprising a lexible tube having a discharge aperture, and a key for rolling up the tube including a doubled Wire member embracing the tube and having eyes at its ends, and a Wire handle having an offset portion engaging in said eyes.

In testimony whereof We hereunto aliix our signatures.

ROY H. BROWN LEE. WILLIAM H. COBURN. 

